Your school is multilingual. Your systems should be, too.
Conex-Us helps multilingual schools align classrooms, leadership, and community for belonging, learning, and enrollment.

Conex-Us helps multilingual schools align classrooms, leadership, and community for belonging, learning, and enrollment.


Conex-Us partners with international schools in building inclusive, multilingual environments where students thrive and families feel at home.

We envision a global network of schools that celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity as assets: where families feel seen, students flourish, and enrollment reflects a reputation for inclusion.
In this ECIS webinar, Patrice Thompson explores how language inclusion shapes learning, identity, and belonging in international schools. The session examines how classroom practices, school systems, and leadership decisions all contribute to creating environments where multilingual students thrive.

International schools often navigate uncertainty. They are unsure how they compare to others, why enrollment may be dipping, or what families are truly looking for. Increasingly, families seek schools that recognize and celebrate their children’s identities, including their language, culture, and lived experience. When students do not feel a sense of belonging, engagement and performance suffer.
At Conex-Us, we help international schools address these challenges by strengthening language inclusion and inclusive practice in ways that are practical, contextual, and sustainable. Our work is grounded in deep understanding of international school communities and tailored to each school’s unique context: its country, demographics, and culture. By fostering belonging from the inside out, schools see meaningful gains in student engagement, family trust, and enrollment. This work is brought to life through customized professional learning, leadership support, and teacher workshops designed for international school contexts.
We’d love to hear about your school’s story, and explore how language and culture can help bring your community even closer together. Whether you’re just starting this journey or already thinking about your next steps, we’re happy to connect.

A self-paced professional development course designed specifically for international and bilingual school educators.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
This is practical.
This is implementable.
This is designed for international schools.
Conex-Us Consulting was founded by two globally-minded veterans with a shared passion for language, identity, and belonging in international schools.
Caitlin McCarthy and Patrice Thompson bring a powerful blend of classroom expertise and strategic communications, with experience across Morocco, China, Korea, the Netherlands, and beyond. Between them, they speak over half a dozen languages and have supported schools in everything from cultural inclusion and translanguaging initiatives to global branding and sustainability.
Together, they help international schools turn diversity into connection, and connection into community.